Dial telephone system-digit absorbing selector circuit



June 16, 1953 G.. RIDDELL ET AL DAIL TELEPHONE ASY.ST}lM-DIGIT ABSORBING SELECTOR CIRC'UIT Filed Aug. 8, 1950 rlllHl' IIE? n kSuSu kink :6. moot-L www3/5 H A. Soucy A TTORNE Y Patented June 16, 1953 UNITED f STATES PATENT OFFICE 7 DIAL TELEPHONE SYSTEM-DIGIT ABSORBING SELECTOR CIRCUIT Application August 8, 1950, Serial No. 178,262

3 Claims.

This invention relatesv to telephone vsystems and particularly to systems comprising two-- motion step-by-step switches for use in establishing connections between calling and called telephone stations.

The objects of the invention are more eilcient switching in telephone systems having uniform numbering schemes and improvement in the utility and capability of digit absorbing selectors,

It .has heretofore been found desirable in automatic telephone systems to provide means for absorbing one or more digits of certain called numbers; and selector switches of the two-motion step-by-step type have been variously arranged to absorb one or more digits of any desired numerical value once only or to absorb such digits one after the other until a digit of some other numerical value is received. In somecases, digit absorbing is effected by vertical movement of the shaft and brushes of a two-motion step-by-step switchresponsive to the'impulses of a train corresponding to a digit to be absorbed, followed by release of the shaft and brushes to normal position. This invention is a new and improved two-motion step-by-step digit .absorbing selector switch having two sets of normal post springs each independently operable on any particular level or levels to effect (a) the absorbing of one or more digits repeatedly, (b) advance to the eleventh rotary position and return of an alltrunk-busy tone to a calling line, (c) the absorbing of one or more digits once only and trunk hunting responsive to the next succeeding digit, and (d) trunk hunting responsive to the first digit.

The drawing shows schematically a telephone exchange or olce comprising a two-motion digit absorbing selector 2U arranged in accordance with the invention. The oiice shown further comprises subscriber telephone stations A and B of the common battery type, and line finder, selector and connector switches of the two-motion step-by-step type. A dial is shown at station A for use in controlling selector and connector switches to establish desired connections. Each subscribers line is connected to sets of terminals in the banks of a group of line finder switches and also to sets of terminals in the banks of a group of connector switches, one switch of each of these groups being represented in the drawing by a set of brushes and a single set of terminals. The station A is shown connected by line Ll to a set of terminals in the bank of line finder switch l0 and the station B is shown connected by line L2 to a set of terminals in the bank of connector switch sets of terminals, 4| to 44. Terminal sets 4| and 42 represent levels in each of 'which the terminals are connected to selectors, such as selector 6U; the terminal setl 43 represents a level in which the terminals are connected to outgoing trunks to other dial oilices; and the terminal set 44 represents a level in which the terminals are connected to trunks to a manual switchboard. Each of the selectors, represented by the selector 60, has access to groups of connectors, and each of the connectors, such as connector 10, has access to one hundred sets of line terminals.

Reference may be had to Automatic Telephony by Smith and Campbell, 2nd edition, pages 53 to 65, for a complete description of twomotion step-by-step switches and their operation when used as selectors and connectors; Refer-,- ence `may be had to Patent 1,799,654, granted April 7, 1931, to R. L. Stokely for a complete description of the operation of a two-motion stepby-step line nder.

The selector 20 comprises, in addition to its terminal bank, a set of brushes 2|, 22 and 23 mounted on a shaft adapted for vertical and rotary movement, a vertical stepping magnet 24, a rotary stepping magnet 25, a release magnet 26, a set of vertical off-normal contact springs 21 which are actuated when the shaft is moved out of its normal position, a set of springs 30 which are actuated when the shaft is rotated into the eleventh rotary step position out of engagement with the last set of terminals in any level and two sets of normal post springs 28 and 29. Each set of normal post springs 28 and 29 is separately and independently actuable on any desired level and may be similar to the normal post spring ar" rangement shown in Patent 1,888,700 granted'to H. Sengebusch November 22, 1932. Individually associated with the selector switch are aline relay 3|, a release relay 32, a changeover relay 33; a switching relay 34, a rotary stepping relay 35, and two digit absorbing control relays 36 and 31.

Assume that a call has been initiated at station A and that the line finder IIJ has connected the line LI t0 the associated rst selector 20. 'I'he line relay 3| of selector 20 is thereupon opera? tively energized in a circuit which is traced from battery through the lower winding of relay 3|, outer lower back contact :of relay 34, conductor i6, line finder brush I2 and engaged terminal, over the calling subscribers `line loop including the impulse contacts of the dial at station A, engaged terminal and brush Il of line finder I0, conductor I5, outer upper back contact of relay 34, -upper winding of relay 3 I, upper back contact of the eleventh rotary step springs '30, middle upper back contact of relay 31, and through the left winding of a dial tone source 38 to ground. The operation of relay 3| closes a circuit for operating release relay 32. Relay 32 connects ground to conductor l1 thereby to maintain the line nder l .in operated position, connecting the line LI to the selector 2|). The operation of relay 32 also closes a circuit for operating relay 33. This circuit is traced from battery through the winding of relay33, a back contact of relay 31,'a back" contact of VON springs 2l, a back contact of relay 33-and a front contact of relay. 32,Y to ground. Relay 35 locks under control of relays 3|and 32 but independent of relay 33,-and also undercontrol of normal post springs 28 and relays 33 and 32 but independent of relay 31.V

No further action occurs unitl'the calling subscriber dials the iirst digit of the number of the station which is being called, relay 3| being thereupon successively. released and reoperated as many times as there are units inthe digit dialed. Relay 32.is slow in releasing and remains operated during.v the'receipt of dial impulses. The first release of relay 3| closes a circuit from ground at the inner upper back contact of. relay 34, through the back .contact .of relay 3|, a front contact of relay 32, winding of relay 33 .and through the` winding of vertical steppingmagnet 24 to battery, thereby operating relay 33. and thestep-Y ping magnet 24. The operation oistepping magnet 24 raises the shaftand brushesof switch 2|)VV one step, the vertical oit-normal springs 2 being actuated as soonA as the shaft moves out of normal position. The actuation of springs 2l closes a circuit foroperating relay 35, this circuit being traced from the winding of relay 33 through a front contact of springs A2l and lower front-contact of relay 33, to ground at a front contact ofV relay 32. Relay 35 locks independent of relay-33 in a circuit traced from its winding through a front `contact of vertical off-normal springs 2l, back contact of rotary stepping magnet 25, and upper'front contact of relay 35 to ground at a backcontact or relay 34. The reoperation of line relay 3| atv the Yend of the first impulse opens the Assume rst that connection is desired to an operator, in which case the digit 0 is dialed and the brushes of selector 23 are advanced in re spense to the first train of dial pulses received by relay 3| to the tenth level on which neither of the normal post springs 28 and 29 are operated, this level being representedv by the set of terminals 44. In this case, the release ofV relay 33 at the end of the train of pulses closes-a circuit for operatively energizing the winding of rotary stepping magnet 25.v VThis circuit is traced from battery through the winding of stepping magnet 25, lower front contact of relay 35, normally closed Contact of normal post springs '23,* lower back contact of relay 3l, upper back contact of relay 33, and a front contact of relay 32 to ground. The operation of stepping magnet 25 rotates the brushes 2|, 22 and 23 into engagement with the rst set of terminals in the selected level and opens the aforementioned holding circuit of relay 35. Relay 35f-releases, in turn causing the release of rotary stepping magnet 25. The release of stepping magnet 25 Vcloses a circuit connectionV from battery through the windingy of-relay 35,- through the Y the eleventh rotary step springs 33, through the inner lower .back contact of relay 34 and sleeve Y, or test brush 23 to the terminal engaged thereby.

If the trunk circuit connected to this set of ter--A minals isV busy, the terminal engaged by brush 23 is marked bya busy ground potential and relay 35 reoperates, stepping the brushes 2 22 and 23 tothe next rsetof terminals. This action is repeated until an. idle set of terminals is encountered; or, if all trunks connected to the terminal sets'in the selected level are busy, the brushes are advanced to the eleventh rotary position in which springs 3l) are actuated thereby preventing the further reoperation of relay 35 and connecte.

ing a source of busy tone 39to the upper winding of relay 3| to transmit an all-trunks-busy tone to the calling station. If, however, one or more of the outgoing trunks connected to terminals .of the selected level areidle, relay 35is not reoperated upon engagement of the brushes with suchV a set of terminals since therevis no busy ground.

connected to the terminal engaged by brush 23. Instead, relay 34 is operated by the current in a circuit from -battery through the. windingof relay 35, upper front contact of VON springs 21, back contact of rotary stepping magnet 25, lower back Contact of springs 30, 'winding of relay 34, and` lo'wermost front contact-of relay 32. to..ground. Relay 35 is marginal and does not reoperate in series with the winding of relay 34. Theoperation of relay 34 connects ground fromthelowermost front contact of relay 32, through theinner lower iront contact of relay 34 to brush 23 to temporarily mark the selectedV set of terminals as busy until so marked by the operation of the line and release relays (not shown) of the outgoing y trunk circuit 54. The operation of relay 34 disconnects conductors |5 and I6 from the windingv of line relay 3| and extends the-connection from the calling line through brushes 2| and 22V to the outgoing trunk circuit 54, the associated outgoing trunk terminating at an operat'ors position in the same or a distant oice. AWhen relay 34 operates, relay 3| releases, causing the release of relays 32 and 36- in succession; and, after relay 32 releases, the continued operation of relay 34 depends on the busy and holding ground connected in outgoing trunk circuit 54 to the terminal engaged by brush 23. When the calling subscriber restores the telephone set to normal, the line and release relays of the outgoing trunk circuit 54 are released, thereby disconnecting ground from the terminal engaged by brush 23, whereupon relay 34 releases, closing a circuit including back contacts of relays 34, 3| and 32 and the lower front of the VON springs for operating release magnet 26. The operation of release magnet 23 releases the brush shaft and the brushes are restored to normal in usual and well-known manner. The aforementioned disconnection of ground from the terminal engaged by brush 23 .also causes therelease and return to normal of line nder l0.

Assume next that the rst train of dial pulses incoming to relay 3| of selector 20 eiects the stepping of the brushes up to a level'on which the normalpost springs 28 are actuated and the normal post springs 29 are not actuated,v such a.

level being representedby terminals 43. In such a case the ldigit dialed represents a non-existent office or' an oice to which the calling subscriber is not permitted to extend calls directly, calls to such .an office vbeingtoll calls Iwhich are completed by calling an operator. When relay 33 releases at the end of the first train'of `dial pulses, the rotary stepping magnet 25 is operated as hereinbefore described to rotate the brushes to the rst set of terminals, and -relay 35 is reoperated each time the stepping magnet 25 releases to continue the advance of the brushes step by step into the eleventh rotary position. The circuit for reoperating relay 35 after each step is traced through the upper front contact of the VON springs 21, back contact of stepping magnet 25, lower back contact of springs 30, uppermost front contact of relay 36, front contact of normal post springs 28, and front contact of relay 32 to ground. The actuation of springs 36 prevents further operation of relay 35 and connects the trunks-busy-tone source 39 to the upper winding of relay 3| to indicate that the call cannot be completed. When the telephone is restored to normal at station A, relays 3|, 32 and 36 release in succession. The release of relays 3| and 32 closes the circuit for operating release magnet 26 and the brushes 2|, 22 and 23 are thereupon restored to normal. The release of relay 32 disconnects ground from conductor |1, thereby causing the line nder I6 to be restored to normal in usual and well-known manner.

Assume now that the first train of dial pulses incoming to relay 3| of selector 20 eiects the stepping of the brushes up to a level on which the normal post springs 23 are actuated but the normal post springs 28 are not actuated, such a level being represented by terminals 4|. When relay 33 releasesr at the end of the digit pulses, a circuit is closed from battery through the Winding of relay 31, lower front contact of relay 36, front contact of normal post springs 29, lower back contact of relay 31, upper back contact of relay 33 and front contact of relay 32 to ground. Relay 31 is operated by the current in the described circuit and locks under control of -relays 33 and 32 but independent of relay 36. Relay 36 remains operated after relay 31 operates, the holding circuit including the locking front contact of relay 36, back contact of lnormal post springs 28 and a front contact of relay 32. The operation of relay 31 closes a circuit for operating release magnet 26, this circuit including the lower front contact of VON springs 21, lowermost front contact of relay 31, upper back contact of relay 33 and a front contact of relay 32. The operation of magnet 26 effects the return of the shaft and brushes to normal and closes the holding circuit of relay 36 independent of springs 28 to maintain the operation of relay 36 in case springs 28 should be momentarily actuated during the return of the brush shaft,v to normal. When the shaft reaches normal, VON springs 21 are restored to normal, releasing magnet 26. Relay 36 is held operated in series with the back contact of springs 28 and a front contact of relay 32.

When the second digit is dialed at station A, after the rst digit has been absorbed as described in the preceding paragraph, relay 3| is again alternately released and reoperated responsive to each dial pulse thus created. Relay 33 and vertical stepping magnet 24 are operated by the rst release of relay 3| the stepping magnet 24 is reoperated -responsive to each pulse in the train; and relay 33 remains operated'until lall of the impulses in the train have been received. The operation of relay 33 causes the release of relayy 31 so that the operation of selector 26 responsive to a second train of impulses after absorbing the rst train is similar to its operation responsive to a rst train of Vimpulses. Thus the brushes of selector 20 may. be advanced repeatedly to a level on which normal post springs 29 are actuated and normal post springs 28 are not actuated, each such digit being in turn absorbed by return of the brushes to normal in the manner above described. If, after absorbing one or more digits in this mannen-a digit is dialed which effects the stepping of the brushes up to a level on which neither set of normal post springs is actuated, the selector 20 trunk hunts in the selected level in the manner hereinbefore described; and, -when an idle set of terminals is encountered, relay 34 operates extending the connection to a selector or to an outgoing trunk circuit depending on the particular numbering and trunking plan in the systern or area in which the oiiice represented in the drawing is located. The trunk circuit, such as trunk circuit 53, may be similar to the trunk circuit shown in Fig. 6'1 and described on pages 70 to '72 of the aforementioned second edition of Automatic Telephony by ySmith and Campbell. The trunk circuit repeats succeeding trains of dial pulses .transmitted from the calling station to selectively control the operation of switches to complete the Vdesired connection. Holding ground potential is connected inthe trunk circuit to the terminal engaged by brush 23 to hold relay 34 of selector 20 and to hold the line finder I0 in operated position until the connection is released by return of the telephone set to .normal at station'A.

If, after absorbing a digit `due to the selection of a level on which the normal post springs 29 are actuated and normal post springs 28 are not actuated, the dialing of the nextv digit effects selection of a level in which normal post springs 28 are actuated and normal post springs 29 are rnot actuated, the brushes of selector 20 are advanced to the eleventh lrotary position and alltrunks-busy tone is transmitted to station A in the manner hereinbefore described.

.Assume next that the rst train of dial pulses incoming to relay 3| of selector 20 ei'- fects the stepping of the brushes up to a level on which both of the sets of normal post springs 28 and 29 are actuated, such a level being represented by terminals 42. When relay 33 releases after the reoperation of relay 3| at the end of the last pulse of the train, a circuit is closed through the lower front contact of relay 36 and the front contact of normal post springs 29 and lowermost back contact of relay 31 for operating relay 31. With relay 3'| operated and normal post springs 28 voperated the operating and holding circuits of relay 36 are open and relay 36 releases. -Relay 31 locks l through its inner lower front contact, inner upper front contact of relay 32, upper back contact of relay 33 and inner lower front contact of relay 32. The operation of relay 31 closes a circuit from battery through the winding of release magnet 26, a front contact of VON springs 21, outer lower front contact. of relay 31, upper back contact of relay 33 and inner lower front contact of relay 32 to ground. The

release magnet 26 operates causing the return of the shaft and brushes of selector 20 to normal. The return of the VON springs 21 to normal opens the circuit through release magnet 26, but relay 36 cannot reoperate because relay 31 remains operated. .When the calling subscriber vdials .the next digit Yof the called subscribers directory number, relay 3|, relay 33:1and the vertical stepping magnet 24 are operated as hereinbefore described to step the brushes to the corresponding level. The operation of relay 33 when relay 3| releases responsive to the first pulse of the train causes the release of relay 37. Since the VON springs 27' are operated due to movement of the brush shaft out of normal position before relay 37 releases, relay 3B cannot reoperate; consequently, trunk hunting will take rplace in the selected level'irrespective of whether either one of the'sets of normal post springs 28 and 29 is, or is not, operated. Assuming the selected level -to be the one represented by terminals 4|, the operation of relay 34 when an idle set of `terminals is encountered effects the extension of the connection from the calling line LI through brushes 2| and 22 to a selector 50. The dial pulses created by the dialing ofv the next digit are transmitted through .brushes 2| and 22 of selector 2|) to-selectively control the operation of selector BIJ to select the corresponding lead, and the lselector 60 is thereupon automatically operated to select an idle set 4of terminals, such as terminal set 6|, which are connected to an idle connector 7G. The line relay 7| of connector is thereupon connected in series with the calling line and dial at station A. Relay 7| operates, closing a circuit for operating slow-to-release relay 72, andrelay 72connects busy and holding ground potential to conductor 73 to hold selector 60. This ground is further connected to the terminal engaged by brush 23 to hold relay 34 operated, and is further extended through the inner lower front contact of relay 34 and conductor |7 to hold the line finder I0 in usual and well-.known manner. The dialing of the remaining digits of the called subscribers directory Anumber veiiects the operation of the connector switch to select the terminals to which the called line L2 is connected, and if the line is idle, the ringer at station B is operated to signal the calledstation. When the telephone set is restored to normal at the calling station A, relays 7| and 72 release in succession, the connector 70 is restored to normal providing the Vtelephone is also restored to normal at the called station VB, and the release of relay 72 disconnects holding ground potential from conductor 73 to effect the return of selector 60 to normal, the release of relay 34 and return of brushes 2|, 22 and 23 to normal, and the release and return to normal of the line nder I0.

It is particularly to be noted that the normal post springs 28 and 29, together with relays 35 and 37, enable the operation of selector 20 to meet the requirements of a diversity of numbering and trunking plans. As many digits may be absorbed in succession as is necessary vand all levels of the switch may be used in extending connections since trunk hunting always takes place responsive to the next digit succeeding one which effects selection of a level on which both sets `of normal post springs 28 and 29 are actuated. Thus trunks or selectors are vconnected to the levels on which blocking is eiected by operation of normal post springs 28 only and to the levels on which repeated absorbing is eiected by operation of normal post springs 29 only; and to eiiect trunk hunting on such levels, thepreceding digit is one which eiects digit absorbing onceonly and prepares thel switch for `trunk-hunting on the next-digit irrespective of whethereither orgboth or neither of the normal post springs'are actuated.

What is claimed is:

l. In a digit vimpulse controlled Agroup selector switch `of the two-motion Vstep-.by-step "type comprising digit impulse ycontrolled means for stepping the switch wipers to select 4a desired level of the terminal bank 4and means for advancing the wipers in a selectedlevel tohunt for and select a set ,of terminals connected to an idle trunk, two separatelyoperable sets of normal post springs, canrmeans for actuating one of said sets of 'springs on. a switch level corresponding to a rstparticular digit value, cam means for actuating the other of said sets oi"` springs on a switch level corresponding to a second particular digit value, cam meansfor simultaneously actuating both of said sets `of springs on a switch level corresponding to a third particular digit value, means lcomprising a rotary stepping magnet rendered effective by actuation of said one set of springs for -advancing the wipers of said switch to the eleventh rotary position, means comprising ya release magnet rendered effective by actuation. of said other set of springs for ,effecting the return of the wipers to normalwithout trunk hunting, and means comprising said rotary stepping magnet rendered effective by the simultaneous actuation of both of said sets of springs for causing trunk hunting in the level corresponding tothe next train of digit impulses incoming to Athe selector irrespective ofV whether either one or both or neither of said sets of springs are .actuated. v

2. In a group selector of the t-wo-motion stepby-step type comprising a'set of brushes, a terminal bank divided into levels, a vertical stepping magnet, a rotary stepping magnet, a release magnet, a .set of vertical oir-normal contact springs, a line relay responsive to a train of dial impulses corresponding to any digital value, a release relay, a change-over relay, a rotary stepping relayvand a cut-through relay, a rst set of normal post springs, a second set of normal post springs, means for independently operating said rst and 4second sets of springs, said means being elective to operate said rst set alone on a level corresponding to a rst particular digit value, to operate said second set alone on a level corresponding to a second particular digit value and to operate both said sets of normal post springs on alevel corresponding to a third particular digit value, a first control relay, a second control relay, means for operating said rst control relay responsive to the operation of saidv line relay, means comprising saidline relay and said vertical stepping magnet fror stepping the brushes up to the level corresponding to the digital Vvalue of a train of impulses incoming to said line relay, means for operating said change-over relay during the response of saidv line relay'to a train of impulses, means comprising a front contact of said change-over relay for holding said first control relay operated while said change-over relay is operated, means including a front contact of said change-over relay for operating said rotary stepping relay, means comprising said rotary stepping relay and a back contact of said change-over relay eil'ective upon release tof said `change-over relay at the end of a train of pulses for operating said rotary stepping magnet to effect selection of an idle set of terminals in a selected level and operation of said cut-through relay, said lastmentioned means comprising a front Contact of said rotary stepping relay and a back contact of said second control relay and either a back contact of said second set of normal post springs or a front contact of said second set of normal post springs and a back contact of said first control relay, means comprising aback contact of said second control relay for holding said first control relay operated after said changeover relay releases, means comprising said rotary stepping magnet effective responsive to actuation of said first set of springs for advancing the brushes to an eleventh rotary position, means comprising a front contact of said rst control relay and a front contact of said second set of normal post springs for operating said second control relay, means comprising a front contact of said second control relay and a back contact of said change-over relay for operating said release magnet to eiect the return of the brushes to nor-mal from any level on which said second set of normal post springs is actuated, means comprising a front lcontact of said release magnet for holding said first control relay operated While said brushes are being returned to normal, means comprising a back contact of said change-over relay for holding said second control relay operated after the brushes are returned to normal until said change-over relay is reoperated, and means comprising a back contact of said second control relay connected in series with the Winding of said iirst control relay for preventing the reoperation `of said first control relay after return of said brushes to normal from a level on which both of said sets of normal post springs are actuated, thereby to cause the operation of said rotary stepping magnet irrespective of Whether said second set of normal post springs is actuated or is not actuated on the level to which the brushes are advanced responsive to the next train of impulses received after the simultaneous actuation of both of said sets of springs.

3. In a group selector of the two-motion step-by-step type comprising a set of brushes, a terminal bank divided into levels, a vertical stepping magnet, a rotary stepping magnet, a release magnet, a set of vertical o-normal contact springs, a set of eleventh rotary step contact springs, a line relay responsive to a train of dial impulses corresponding to any digital value, a release relay, a change-over relay, a rotary stepping relay and a cut-through relay, a rst set of normal post springs, a second set of normal post springs, means for independently operating said rst and second sets of springs, said means being effective to operate said rst set alone on a level corresponding to a rst particular digit value, to operate said second set alone on a level corresponding to a second particular digit value and to operate both said sets of normal post springs on a level corresponding to a third particular digit value, a first control relay, a second control relay, means for operating said first control relay responsive to the operation of said line relay, means comprising said line relay and said vertical stepping magnet for stepping the brushes up to the level corresponding to the digital value of a train of impulses 10 incoming to said line relay, means for operating said change-over relay during the response of said line relay to a train o1 impulses, means comprising a front contact of said change-over relay for holding said first control relay operated While said change-over relay is operated, means including a front contact of said change-over relay for operating 'said rotary stepping relay, means comprising said rotary stepping relay and a back contact of said change-over relayv eiTective upon release of said change-over relay at the end of a train of pulses for operating said rotary stepping magnet to effect selection of an idle set of terminals in a selected level and operation of said cut-through relay, said last-mentioned means comprising a front contact of said rotary stepping relay and a back contact of said second control relay and either a back contact of said second set of normal post springs or a front contact of said second set of normal post springs and a back contact of said rst control relay, means comprising a back contact of said second control relay for holding said first control relay operated.v after said change-over relay releases, means comprising a front contact of said rst control relay and a front contact of said first set of normal post springs for effecting the advance of the brushes to the eleventh rotary position to actuate said set of eleventh rotary step contact springs, means comprising a front contact of said rst control relay and a front contact of said second set of normal post springs for operating said second control relay, means comprising a front contact of said second control relay and a back contact of said change-over relay for operating said release magnet to eiect the return of the brushes to normal from any level on which said second set of normal post springs is actuated, means comprising a front contact of said release magnet for holding said rst control relay operated while said brushes are being returned to normal, means comprising a back contact of said change-over relay for holding said second control relay operated after the brushes are returned to normal until said change-over relay is reoperated, and means comprising a back contact 0f said second control relay connected in series with the winding of said rst control relay for preventing the reoperation of said first control relay after return of said brushes to normal from a level on which both of said sets of normal post springs i taneous actuation of both of said sets of springs.,

GEORGE RIDDELL. HAROLD A. SOUCY.

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